‘Notepads from Chateau Marmont, I love them. And laundry bags – they are a small gesture to make your bedroom feel like a hotel, a reminder of the distant dream, and then an appreciation of how it doesn’t cost £7 to wash your pants.’

Rosamund Pike on filming 'A Private War' and her favourite places in the world

‘At the beginning of my career I took all the shampoos, the conditioners and the shower gels every opportunity I got, as many of them as I could. I made Boys Don’t Cry for just $3,000 so I had no money and would even ask the maids if I could take extra.’

Hilary Swank on stealing hotel shampoo and losing her heart to a tarte au citron

‘The first time I went to LA, I stayed at Le Parc Suite Hotel, which people in the music industry have been using for years and years; you always see other bands there. I was if not drunk then hungover the entire time I was there, and I had this mentality that I might never get to go to LA again. I can’t believe I’m admitting this, but I did take one of their dressing gowns. I thought, “Oh, they will never know”, but they did and they charged me. I’m glad. I needed to learn my lesson.’

James McAvoy on turtle-whispering and caravanning

‘I used to collect the silverware from room service – it was my thing. For a long time, I had this mishmash of cutlery. And then, you know, if I need a towel and a hotel has a really nice towel, then of course I’ll grab one.’

Kelly Slater on the island that stole his heart and his favourite reef break

'I used to steal ashtrays (I have a whole collection) but now hotels don't really have them. Another thing I do - which is so silly – I always take the bars of soap that I've only used once because I feel so bad about wasting them.'

Around the world with Lily James

'A pen. Have you heard of the term schnorrer? It's a Yiddish word for a person who takes advantage of things that might be free, like pens or soap. My mum would cross the line, taking robes and towels and linens, and she prided herself on being a schnorrer.'

Around the world with Douglas Booth

'I stayed in the Liam Neeson Suite at the Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel in New York, and I took a Liam Neeson dressing gown. I told Liam, which I think he appreciated, although he's significantly taller than me, and I looked like an Ewok in it.'